feat(client): Sprint 8 — dialogue pipeline, audio manager, QA tests #25

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Sprint 8 (React) client delivery — activates the dialogue pipeline end-to-end.

  • #255 AudioManager autoload — 5-bus architecture (D-068), dip profiles (D-069), spatial playback, zone crossfade stub
  • #435 Dialogue response selection — structured options with response_id/priority, max 3 visible, invisible locks (D-062), protocol v7 decode
  • #437 Walk-away mechanic — WASD triggers WalkAway{npc_id}, 300ms fade, movement gated by dialogue_active (D-064)
  • #436 Confrontation text styling — italic BBCode options, 1.5s monologue beat, audio dip, dialogue dim (D-063)
  • #476 Fog byte constants — 6 named constants replacing magic numbers in FogState
  • #470 MessagePack boundary tests — 41 values encode-only + roundtrip + Rust unsigned decode
  • #477 P0 regression tests — monologue carry-forward (Bug #5), camera stability (Bug #2)
  • #478 P1 tests — fog shader state (4), entity lifecycle (2), pending recognition blob (1)

Test plan

  • Verify 267 tests pass (19 new, 0 new failures)
  • Confirm dialogue box renders max 3 sorted options with insert styling
  • Walk-away (WASD during dialogue) fades box over 300ms, sends WalkAway input
  • Confrontation option triggers italic text, 1.5s monologue beat, audio dip
  • AudioManager buses created on startup, play/play_at no-op without assets
  • Fog constants match expected values (VIS_FORWARD=255, VIS_PERIPHERAL=180, etc.)

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## Summary Sprint 8 (React) client delivery — activates the dialogue pipeline end-to-end. - **#255** AudioManager autoload — 5-bus architecture (D-068), dip profiles (D-069), spatial playback, zone crossfade stub - **#435** Dialogue response selection — structured options with response_id/priority, max 3 visible, invisible locks (D-062), protocol v7 decode - **#437** Walk-away mechanic — WASD triggers WalkAway{npc_id}, 300ms fade, movement gated by dialogue_active (D-064) - **#436** Confrontation text styling — italic BBCode options, 1.5s monologue beat, audio dip, dialogue dim (D-063) - **#476** Fog byte constants — 6 named constants replacing magic numbers in FogState - **#470** MessagePack boundary tests — 41 values encode-only + roundtrip + Rust unsigned decode - **#477** P0 regression tests — monologue carry-forward (Bug #5), camera stability (Bug #2) - **#478** P1 tests — fog shader state (4), entity lifecycle (2), pending recognition blob (1) ## Test plan - [ ] Verify 267 tests pass (19 new, 0 new failures) - [ ] Confirm dialogue box renders max 3 sorted options with insert styling - [ ] Walk-away (WASD during dialogue) fades box over 300ms, sends WalkAway input - [ ] Confrontation option triggers italic text, 1.5s monologue beat, audio dip - [ ] AudioManager buses created on startup, play/play_at no-op without assets - [ ] Fog constants match expected values (VIS_FORWARD=255, VIS_PERIPHERAL=180, etc.) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
jpmschweitzer added 5 commits 2026-02-17 16:36:19 +01:00
D-068 bus layout (Music, Ambient, WorldSFX, PlayerActions, UISounds),
directory-scan asset registry, spatial/non-spatial playback, D-069
audio dip profiles (dialogue, confrontation, listening_focus) with
low-pass filter sweep, and D-073 zone crossfade stub. No-op fallback
when audio assets absent. Implements #255.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Protocol: decode current_dialogue with structured options {text,
response_id, priority, confrontation} and npc_entity_id (#435).
Dialogue box: priority sort, max 3 visible, RichTextLabel for BBCode
italic confrontation options (D-063), 1.5s monologue beat with audio
dip before confrontation send. Walk-away: WASD triggers WalkAway
input, 300ms fade, dialogue_active flag gates movement (D-064).
Implements #435, #437, #436.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Define VIS_HIDDEN/PERIPHERAL/FORWARD and EXP_UNEXPLORED/EXPLORED/
VISIBLE in FogState. Replaces 7 magic number usages in _resize() and
update_from_state(). Provides stable assertion targets for fog tests.
Implements #476.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
MessagePack boundary tests: 41 values (25 pos + 16 neg) with encode-
only verification, roundtrip, and Rust-style unsigned decode (#470).
P0 regressions: monologue carry-forward (Bug #5), camera stability
during pause (Bug #2) (#477). P1 tests: fog shader state (4), entity
lifecycle (2), pending recognition blob (1) using FogState named
constants (#478). Protocol v7: structured dialogue options with
response_id, priority, confrontation flag, malformed skip (#435).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Review: client → main (type: code)

Hoshe (Code Quality): REQUEST_CHANGES

Well-structured feature batch — AudioManager, dialogue pipeline, and fog constant refactor are solid. However several correctness bugs need addressing.

# File Severity Issue
1 sim_bridge.gd:~349 critical Mock dialogue options may still be plain strings instead of structured {text, response_id, priority, confrontation}dialogue_box.gd calls .get() on them which crashes on strings
2 dialogue_box.gd:~161 critical hide_dialogue() sends PAUSE instead of UNPAUSE — permanently freezes simulation after every dialogue
3 main.gd:~169 critical Handler signature changed to (response_id: String, text: String) but server payload still sends dialogue_option_index — needs response_id field instead
4 dialogue_box.gd:54 warning Hardcoded confrontation monologue string violates D-042 (strings in ui-strings.yaml) and D-032 (character-partitioned content)
5 audio_manager.gd:_scan_registry warning Non-recursive directory scan — subdirs under res://audio/ won't be registered, fails silently
6 audio_manager.gd:set_zone warning D-073 zone crossfade stub is still a no-op in Sprint 8 (which D-073 said "deferred to Sprint 8+")
7 dialogue_box.gd:_update_layout warning Offset math assumes center-bottom anchors — brittle if scene anchors change
8 dialogue_box.gd:_unhandled_input warning Walk-away WASD doesn't call set_input_as_handled() — event propagates, player may step on same frame
9 test_protocol_v7.gd:~107 suggestion Weak assertion or true makes test unconditionally pass
10 audio_manager.gd:apply_dip suggestion listening_focus dip has no stationary-tick gate (D-069/D-071 requires 30+ ticks)
11 test files suggestion Verify actual test file content matches described coverage

Tyre (Architecture): REQUEST_CHANGES

Architecturally sound in broad strokes — 5-bus pattern correct, dialogue mechanics faithfully represented, test coverage thorough. Two critical issues prevent merge.

# File Severity Issue
1 dialogue_box.gd:144,161 critical Both show and hide send PAUSE — hide should send UNPAUSE
2 dialogue_box.gd:54 critical Confrontation monologue hardcoded in client renderer — violates D-020, D-042
3 test_msgpack_boundaries.gd:~195 warning int64 encoder dead-code branch documented but not fixed — file ticket, mark KNOWN-DEFECT
4 dialogue_box.gd/main.gd warning _last_dialogue_id is dead state — remove or implement
5 audio_manager.gd:_setup_buses suggestion add_bus_effect no guard against duplicate calls
6 dialogue_box.gd:~164 suggestion 300ms gap between _is_showing and dialogue_active — interaction list may flash

Verdict: CHANGES REQUESTED

Critical fixes needed (both reviewers agree):

  1. hide_dialogue() must send UNPAUSE, not PAUSE
  2. Confrontation monologue must move out of GDScript constant into ui-strings.yaml
  3. Verify sim_bridge mock data and main.gd handler signature match new structured format
## Review: client → main (type: code) ### Hoshe (Code Quality): REQUEST_CHANGES Well-structured feature batch — AudioManager, dialogue pipeline, and fog constant refactor are solid. However several correctness bugs need addressing. | # | File | Severity | Issue | |---|------|----------|-------| | 1 | sim_bridge.gd:~349 | critical | Mock dialogue options may still be plain strings instead of structured `{text, response_id, priority, confrontation}` — `dialogue_box.gd` calls `.get()` on them which crashes on strings | | 2 | dialogue_box.gd:~161 | critical | `hide_dialogue()` sends PAUSE instead of UNPAUSE — permanently freezes simulation after every dialogue | | 3 | main.gd:~169 | critical | Handler signature changed to `(response_id: String, text: String)` but server payload still sends `dialogue_option_index` — needs `response_id` field instead | | 4 | dialogue_box.gd:54 | warning | Hardcoded confrontation monologue string violates D-042 (strings in ui-strings.yaml) and D-032 (character-partitioned content) | | 5 | audio_manager.gd:_scan_registry | warning | Non-recursive directory scan — subdirs under `res://audio/` won't be registered, fails silently | | 6 | audio_manager.gd:set_zone | warning | D-073 zone crossfade stub is still a no-op in Sprint 8 (which D-073 said "deferred to Sprint 8+") | | 7 | dialogue_box.gd:_update_layout | warning | Offset math assumes center-bottom anchors — brittle if scene anchors change | | 8 | dialogue_box.gd:_unhandled_input | warning | Walk-away WASD doesn't call `set_input_as_handled()` — event propagates, player may step on same frame | | 9 | test_protocol_v7.gd:~107 | suggestion | Weak assertion `or true` makes test unconditionally pass | | 10 | audio_manager.gd:apply_dip | suggestion | `listening_focus` dip has no stationary-tick gate (D-069/D-071 requires 30+ ticks) | | 11 | test files | suggestion | Verify actual test file content matches described coverage | ### Tyre (Architecture): REQUEST_CHANGES Architecturally sound in broad strokes — 5-bus pattern correct, dialogue mechanics faithfully represented, test coverage thorough. Two critical issues prevent merge. | # | File | Severity | Issue | |---|------|----------|-------| | 1 | dialogue_box.gd:144,161 | critical | Both show and hide send PAUSE — hide should send UNPAUSE | | 2 | dialogue_box.gd:54 | critical | Confrontation monologue hardcoded in client renderer — violates D-020, D-042 | | 3 | test_msgpack_boundaries.gd:~195 | warning | int64 encoder dead-code branch documented but not fixed — file ticket, mark KNOWN-DEFECT | | 4 | dialogue_box.gd/main.gd | warning | `_last_dialogue_id` is dead state — remove or implement | | 5 | audio_manager.gd:_setup_buses | suggestion | `add_bus_effect` no guard against duplicate calls | | 6 | dialogue_box.gd:~164 | suggestion | 300ms gap between `_is_showing` and `dialogue_active` — interaction list may flash | ### Verdict: CHANGES REQUESTED **Critical fixes needed (both reviewers agree):** 1. `hide_dialogue()` must send UNPAUSE, not PAUSE 2. Confrontation monologue must move out of GDScript constant into ui-strings.yaml 3. Verify sim_bridge mock data and main.gd handler signature match new structured format
jpmschweitzer added 1 commit 2026-02-17 17:34:07 +01:00
Critical fixes:
- hide_dialogue() sent PAUSE instead of UNPAUSE, permanently freezing
  simulation after every dialogue (both reviewers)
- Confrontation monologue hardcoded in GDScript constant, violating
  D-042/D-020 — moved to ui-strings.yaml as dialogue.confrontation_beat
- Walk-away WASD didn't call set_input_as_handled(), letting movement
  event propagate and potentially stepping on the same frame
- is_dialogue_active() returned _is_showing only — interaction list
  could flash during 300ms fade gap. Now includes dialogue_active state
- Removed dead _last_dialogue_id / get_dialogue_id() state (never read)

Warnings addressed:
- Audio registry now scans res://audio/ recursively (subdirs registered)
- add_bus_effect guarded against duplicate calls in tests
- int64 encoder dead code tagged KNOWN-DEFECT, filed as ticket #516
- D-073 zone crossfade stub comment clarifies Sprint 9+ deferral
- listening_focus dip documents caller tick-gate responsibility (D-069/D-071)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Re-Review: client → main (type: code) — Round 2

Hoshe (Code Quality): APPROVE

All critical and warning issues verified as fixed. Two original items confirmed as false positives (#1 sim_bridge mock data, #3 main.gd handler). One minor item remains (anchor comment on _update_layout) — not a blocker. 1310 lines of feature code + 659 lines of test coverage with real GdUnit4 assertions.

Tyre (Architecture): APPROVE

All six originally flagged issues cleanly resolved. No regressions. No D-020/D-042 violations, no dead state, KNOWN-DEFECT tags correctly placed. Branch is architecturally sound.

Verdict: APPROVED ✓

## Re-Review: client → main (type: code) — Round 2 ### Hoshe (Code Quality): APPROVE All critical and warning issues verified as fixed. Two original items confirmed as false positives (#1 sim_bridge mock data, #3 main.gd handler). One minor item remains (anchor comment on _update_layout) — not a blocker. 1310 lines of feature code + 659 lines of test coverage with real GdUnit4 assertions. ### Tyre (Architecture): APPROVE All six originally flagged issues cleanly resolved. No regressions. No D-020/D-042 violations, no dead state, KNOWN-DEFECT tags correctly placed. Branch is architecturally sound. ### Verdict: APPROVED ✓
jpmschweitzer closed this pull request 2026-02-17 17:41:04 +01:00

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Reference: jpmschweitzer/settled-reach#25